2019 Rules Caddy Marking Ball

[Golf2019]

With the new rules I know a caddy will be allowed to mark a ball for the player on the putting green / clean and replace. When replacing the ball can they use a line on the golf ball to help aim a putt for the player?  So essentially the caddy is helping the player set up a line. My kid plays junior golf and see lots of parents do this. Is this legal now and moving forward even with the rules prohibiting caddy’s from helping with alignment?

 

thanks

[iacas]

That's not the kind of "alignment" that is forbidden in the 2019 Rules.

And without double-checking I'm almost positive the caddie can replace the ball in 2018, too.

[Golf2019]

Thanks for the response. So there is no rules being broken by the caddy picking the line for the players. Thanks

[Asheville]

2019 Rule 10.3 tells us what caddies may do and what is not permitted.

http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules/rules-2019/rules-of-golf/rules-and-interpretations.html#!ruletype=fr&section=rule&rulenum=10&subrulenum=3

Aligning the ball is not mentioned, as such, it is not prohibited.